Manhattan

Little girl #1: That’s a pooty.
Little girl #2: My mom has one with gray hair.

–The Gap, 86th & Broadway

Overheard by: DJ Cayenne

Girl #1: …but I mean, it would have been so cute if we had gotten pregnant at the same time…
Girl #2: Yeah, i’m kinda bummed…
Girl #1: We would totally get our abortions together!
Girl #2: Oh my god, we would!

–Columbia University

Overheard by: Penelope Galleon

Man: It’s Al Hirschfeld, a famous artist.
Woman: Oh yeah. You don’t see a lot of his work anymore.
Man: Yeah, ’cause he’s dead.

–63rd & Madison

Overheard by: Christy Ann Coppola

Man #1: Aren’t you freezing?
Man #2: Not really. Ever since I got hit by lightning I don’t really feel the cold.
Man #1: Ah. OK, so anyway…

–Lafayette St. & Astor Place

Dad: All I know is right now, somewhere, an artist is sitting back and laughing at us.
Little girl: Or if he’s in Australia, he might be sleeping.

–MoMA

Woman: So ummm, what do you think about this painting?
Man: I can’t believe you said I kiss exactly like my brother!
Woman: I love Monet, he uses such vivid colors…
Man: Yuck, now it feels like I’ve kissed my brother as well!

–The Met

Tween girl: It so smells like London out today.
Hippie chick: What does London smell like?
Tween girl: Really damp.

–10th St & Greenwich

Overheard by: Intimidated by children